Monday, September 21, 2009

The Great Promise

Nothing can be more certain than the promises of God himself. All the promises of our covenant God are ours to have and to hold as our personal possession. I like in my time of trouble to find a promise which exactly fits my need. The strength of prayer lies in your faith in the promise which you have pleaded before the Lord. We ourselves are living witnesses that God does not forget His word. God gives good things to men according to His promise. This is a matter of fact and a not a mere opinion of mine. We must not measure God by the rule of our feelings. In Christ we have continual peace under trials. The things promised in the covenant are already the property of the believers. No man comes to the Faithful Promiser but by Jesus Christ. We are without life, without light, without hope, and without peace if we are without God. Freely according to the riches of His grace, God promises salvation and eternal life to all who believe in His son Jesus Christ. If men loved good works as much as they pretend to do, they would love the faith which produces them.None can enter heaven who claim it by their own doings or boast that they have won it by their own stength. Glory is reserved for those who are saved by grace, and none who trust in self can enter there.

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